Fresh from their improbable victory in the annual Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta get to enjoy the spoils only briefly before they must partake in a Capitol-sponsored victory tour. But trouble is brewing— — President Snow tells Katniss directly he won’t stand for being outsmarted, and she overhears rumbles of uprisings in Panem’s districts. Before long it’s time for the next round of games, and because it’s the 75th anniversary of the competition, something out of the ordinary is in order…

I have been having a problem with giveaway/contests and decided to get a discussion going about them. 

Recently a blogger who had entered one of my contests, contacted me and asked about a prize that was suppose to be mailed from the publishing company. She still hadn’t received it, and frankly, if she wouldn’t have emailed me, I never would have known.  Thank goodness, I save all of my info and contacts for giveaways that I post. We were finally able to get it taken care of, but it left me wondering about contests I have entered as well.

I enter contests all the time, whether it be twitter contests or blog contests. I have noticed recently that I too have not been receiving my prizes either.  Yet, dumb me, I never wrote down which blog and exactly which book it was.  I just know that I am missing some.  So I asked around a bit and was amazed at some of the ways people keep track of their entries.

Now if I am mailing the prize out myself, I try to get it out within one week. If I have a problem, I TRY to email the winner and let them know. I know things happen in life, but I just think it is common courtesy.  Just a week or so ago, we had a problem with our checking account and I even posted a sticky note to my winners on my sidebar for this.

Some people have a separate blog page that they list their entries on.  Others use a blog roll type system. Now, usually I can be pretty organized, but lately I have slacked.  I really need a system that works.  I am thinking maybe a spreadsheet, but darn it, I am computer dumb!! I am still learning Twitter, and at time I am cussing out Blogger! 

What system do you use? Do you have a spreadsheet? Do you ever contact the blog if you don’t receive your prize or do you just let it go since it was free anyway? What is your opinions and techniques?